London - the capital of the UK - tasks
efter fem århundraden av utvidgning och utveckling
After 5 centuries of extention and development
vid Slaget om Hastings
At the Battle of Hastings
i början av den långa perioden av romersk ockupation
At the beginning of the long period of Roman occupation
med tunnelbana
By tube
Christopher Wren gavs jobbet att återuppbygga staden
Christopher Wren was given the job of rebuilding the city
a very large and important town
Metropolis
an area outside of a large town where people who work in the town often live
Suburb
elden spred sig med en enorm hastighet
The fire was spreading at an enormous speed
den ursprungliga staden var belägen
The original town was situated
tidvattnet är mycket starkt i riktning mot flodmynningen
The tide is very strong towards the mouth of the river
Hur ser den ut idag ?
What does it look like today ?
a period of 100 years
century
close together
densely
enormous
huge
för att visa folket sin enorma och obegränsade makt
in order to show the people his enormous and unrestricted power
a very small street
lane
the best thing produced
masterpiece
something from the Middle Ages
medieval
in the beginning
originally
to build again
rebuild
come to live
settle
underground ( called subway in the United States )
tube
endless
unrestricted